Oregon college gunman's family shocked; he shared views on religion online

Authorities in Roseburg, Ore. have not speculated on why 26-year-old Chris Harper-Mercer killed nine at Umpqua Community College before dying in a shootout with police officers. At a news conference Thursday evening, an agitated Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin offered little detail about the gunman. Public records don’t indicate that Harper-Mercer had a previous criminal history and most of what is known about him at this point is through those records, family and his online presence ...

Oregon college gunman's family shocked; he shared views on religion online

Authorities in Roseburg, Ore. have not speculated on why 26-year-old Chris Harper-Mercer killed nine at Umpqua Community College before dying in a shootout with police officers. At a news conference Thursday evening, an agitated Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin offered little detail about the gunman. Public records don’t indicate that Harper-Mercer had a previous criminal history and most of what is known about him at this point is through those records, family and his online presence ...